Vatican City, 3 June 2015 (VIS) – The
Holy Father has appointed:
- Rev. Fr. Christian Noel Emmanuel as
bishop of Trincomalee (area 2,727, population 378,182, Catholics
19,606, priests 36, religious 52), Sri Lanka. The bishop-elect was
born in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka in 1960 and was ordained a priest in
1986. He has served as parish priest, diocesan head of catechism and
liturgy, and professor at the diocesan seminary, and is currently
vicar and bursar of the same diocese. He succeeds Bishop Joseph
Kingsley Swampillai, whose resignation upon reaching the age limit
was accepted by the holy father.
- Rev. Fr. Erio Castellucci as
metropolitan archbishop of Modena-Nonantola (area 2,089, population
510,579, Catholics 465,500, priests 227, permanent deacons 73,
religious 360), Italy.
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